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== Peshawar Field Force 1878 == | == Peshawar Field Force 1878 == | ||
'''Dakka Column'''<br>''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Adam_Tytler Brig Gen J.A.Tytler VC CB]'' | '''Dakka Column'''<br>''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Adam_Tytler Brig Gen J.A.Tytler VC CB]'' | ||
*II-9th Royal Artillery (2 guns) | *II-9th [[Royal Artillery]] (2 guns) | ||
*Detachment from1st Batt 17th Foot | *Detachment from1st Batt [[17th Regiment of Foot|17th Foot]] | ||
*Detachment from No 8 Company Bengal Sappers | *Detachment from No 8 Company [[Bengal Sappers and Miners]] | ||
*Detachment from 27th Punjab Native Infantry | *Detachment from [[27th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|27th Punjab Native Infantry]] | ||
*Detachment from 45th Sikhs<br> | *Detachment from [[45th Regiment of Sikh Infantry|45th Sikhs]]<br> | ||
'''Jamrud Column'''<br>''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Francis_Maude Lt Gen Frederick Francis Maude VC CB]'' | '''Jamrud Column'''<br>''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Francis_Maude Lt Gen Frederick Francis Maude VC CB]'' | ||
*D-A Royal Horse Artillery (3 guns) | *D-A [[Royal Horse Artillery]] (3 guns) | ||
*1st Batt 5th Fusiliers (300 men) | *1st Batt [[5th Regiment of Foot|5th Fusiliers]] (300 men) | ||
*51st Foot (200 men) | *[[51st Regiment of Foot|51st Foot]] (200 men) | ||
*11th Bengal Lancers (1 troop) | *[[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers|11th Bengal Lancers]] (1 troop) | ||
*13th Bengal Lancers (1 troop) | *[[13th (Duke of Connaught's) Bengal Lancers|13th Bengal Lancers]] (1 troop) | ||
* Mhairwara Battalion (400 men) | * [[Mhairwara Battalion]] (400 men) | ||
*9th Gurkha Regt (500 men) | *[[9th Gurkha Rifles|9th Gurkha Regt]] (500 men) | ||
Revision as of 17:01, 30 May 2009
| Zakha Khel Expedition 1878-79 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
| Date: | 19 December 1878-4 February 1879 | |
| Location: | Khyber Agency, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | approx 34.00271°N 71.178358°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Zakha Khel Afridi tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lt Gen Frederick Francis Maude VC CB | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
The Zakha Khel Expedition of 1878-79.
Peshawar Field Force 1878
Dakka Column
Brig Gen J.A.Tytler VC CB
- II-9th Royal Artillery (2 guns)
- Detachment from1st Batt 17th Foot
- Detachment from No 8 Company Bengal Sappers and Miners
- Detachment from 27th Punjab Native Infantry
- Detachment from 45th Sikhs
Jamrud Column
Lt Gen Frederick Francis Maude VC CB
- D-A Royal Horse Artillery (3 guns)
- 1st Batt 5th Fusiliers (300 men)
- 51st Foot (200 men)
- 11th Bengal Lancers (1 troop)
- 13th Bengal Lancers (1 troop)
- Mhairwara Battalion (400 men)
- 9th Gurkha Regt (500 men)
Peshawar Field Force 1879
Jamrud Column
Lt Gen Frederick Francis Maude VC CB
- D-A Royal Horse Artillery (2 guns on elephants)
- II-9th Royal Artillery (2 guns)
Detachment from 1st Batt 5th Fusiliers - Detachment from 1st Batt 25th Foot)
- Detachment from 13th Bengal Cavalry
- Detachment from Madras Sapper & Miners
- Detachment from 24th Punjab Native Infantry
- Mhairwara Battalion (400 men)
- 9th Gurkha Regt (500 men)
Total 1,185
Basawal Column
Brig Gen J.A.Tytler VC CB
- II-9th Royal Artillery (2 guns)
- Detachment from 1st Batt 17th Foot
- Detachment from 4th Batt Rifle Brigade
- Detachment from Guides Cavalry
- Detachment from Bengal Sappers & Miners
- Detachment from 4th Gurkha Regt
Total 847
Ali Masjid Column
Brig Gen F.E.Appleyard CB
- II-9th Royal Artillery (2 guns)
- Detachment from 51st Foot
- Detachment from Madras Sappers & Miners
- Detachment from Mhairwara Battalion
- Detachment from 2nd Gurkha Regt
Total 876
Landi Kotal Column
- 6th Native Infantry (311 men)
Dakkal Column
- Detachment from 1st Batt 17th Foot
- Detachment from 27th Punjab Native Infantry
- Detachment from 45th Sikhs
Total 413
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
www.findagrave.com - John Tytler biography
Recommended Reading
Campaigns of the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1916
Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005
ISBN 1-845741-87-0